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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 616 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) jog (b) book (c) bold
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Diyas glow at night
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Rain taps on the roof
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) book (b) day (c) fish
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – bright (b) dog – bright (c) night – star
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) one (b) noon (c) swing
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) rat (b) jar (c) note
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dish (b) head (c) snake
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – one (b) sun – swish (c) rake – one
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The old banyan tree
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – spoon (b) moon – cook (c) moon – spoon
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Morning bells ring out
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) bed (b) jar (c) tree
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) tell (b) cake (c) bread
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – red (b) bed – red (c) bed – took
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – sky (b) fly – note (c) red – sky
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – wish (b) swish – mouse (c) swish – wish
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) float (b) hat (c) mouse
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) far (b) bake (c) fun
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) log (b) day (c) fun
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bell (b) smell – bat (c) smell – bell
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. book
  3. 3
  4. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  5. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  6. A cat on the wall
  7. 5
  8. day
  9. 7
  10. night – bright
  11. 7
  12. noon
  13. 5
  14. jar
  15. dish
  16. sun – one
  17. Clouds drift past the hill
  18. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  19. moon – spoon
  20. Morning bells ring out
  21. jar
  22. 1
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. tell
  26. 5
  27. bed – red
  28. fly – sky
  29. 3
  30. The kite string tugs at my hand
  31. 5
  32. swish – wish
  33. hat
  34. bake
  35. fun
  36. Mangoes in the sun
  37. smell – bell
  38. Kites dance in the sky
  39. 7
  40. 5

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